There are 4 ways to get from Great Falls to Appleton by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Appleton International Airport (ATW)plane GTF - ATW
5h 38m$142–560Bus, train
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Appletonbus
32h 49m$413–923Drive 1,237.1 mi
- Drive from Great Falls to Appletoncar 1,237.1 mi
20h 4m$226–327Bus, train via Fargo
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Detroit Lakes Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Detroit Lakes to Moorhead - MNSUbus
- Take the bus from Moorhead - MNSU to Minneapolisbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Wausau Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Wausau Transit Center to Appletonbus
34h 39m$384–756
Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Appleton International Airport (ATW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Great Falls to Appleton is to drive which costs $220 - $330 and takes 20h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Great Falls to Appleton is to fly which takes 5h 38m and costs $140 - $600.
The distance between Great Falls and Appleton is 1129 miles. The road distance is 1244.3 miles.
The best way to get from Great Falls to Appleton without a car is to bus and train which takes 32h 49m and costs $410 - $950.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Great Falls to Appleton, including transfers.
Appleton is 1h ahead of Great Falls. It is currently 9:24 PM in Great Falls and 10:24 PM in Appleton.
Yes, the driving distance between Great Falls to Appleton is 1244 miles. It takes approximately 20h 4m to drive from Great Falls to Appleton.
There are 48+ hotels available in Appleton.
What companies run services between Great Falls, MT, USA and Appleton, WI, USA?
United Airlines, Allegiant Air, and Delta fly from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Appleton International Airport (ATW) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Appleton International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Appleton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Appleton International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Appleton International Airport via Salt Lake City, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $400–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Detroit Lakes Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- 920 496 3600
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Appleton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–26
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
Bus from Wausau Transit Center to Appleton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–26
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Appleton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Detroit Lakes to Moorhead - MNSU
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $22–35
Bus from Moorhead - MNSU to Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $60–85
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Wausau Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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